All right, lots of questions. For those of you keeping track, this will now be group 1's OOC H4H, Dire Lemming, and Borson - if you are still around .. then please post all OOC questions comments concerns here. This cleans up the mess of old, unused characters taking up room. Group 2, I will be creating your's soon. You will all be sharing the same Rogue's Gallery, and all old IC/OOC threads from my previous go at this module will no longer be used.
Now time to clarify on a few things.
I only allow mulligans if your stat modifiers wind up being a negative amount. IE: 10, 10, 10, 8, 10, 10. Your total would be a -1 so I would allow for a reroll. Rolling average.. 12, 10, 13, 10, 11, 12. Is not a call to re-roll all of your stats. Anyone that has done this, I'm sorry but you need to take your initial set of stats. I will however, if you can get the rest of your party to agree, allow you to make -one- re-roll.. and whatever it is you have to take the second set. If your party is all right with this, then I'm fine with it as well. I am a huge believer in 'role playing'... not roll playing. If your stats aren't all 18's, then that's too bad. Come up with a reason for why your guy may have a 17 int but an 8 wis. Put a little thought into it people. There is nothing wrong with playing an average person, spice 'em up.
Which brings me on to my second comment. I don't think I'm going to allow for changing up of classes. It was gruellin' work putting together a set of characters with your submissions, and if I had to work hard at making it work.. so do you! You submitted your character for a reason... I'd appreciate it if you don't change up your idea. Groups aren't always perfect. I'm hoping my selections have left each group with a least a hint of the four staple classes ( fighter, arcane spell caster, divine spell caster, and rogue..) .. it is up to you guys to flesh out the details.
I know it may seem as if I'm being a hard .. tush.. and I probably am. I just don't want people munchkin-ing their characters. My biggest pet peeve? Power gamers. I've played a character with a 4 intelligence and made her enjoyable. One of my most entertaining characters ever. A 4 people, c'mon!!
More specific answers:
Yes, we are starting at exactly 4th level.
Yes, spell compendium is fine.
No one is to post their IC thread until I've approved all character sheets within your group.
Rogue's Gallery - Evil -
Group 2 - OOC
Rules for character creation, for those of you that haven't created a character yet.
You start at fourth level.
-Take the standard fourth level gold amount from the DMG. You may buy magic items, none of which can be worth more than half of your starting gold (which is 5400 btw). I will then be providing each of you with a magic item.
-You will roll 4d6, dropping the lowest.. seven times. The 7th roll is considered a 'junk' roll. Which basically means that if it is higher than any of the other six you may switch it out for that roll. Please roll them at
www.invisiblecastle.com. For character name put your enworld handle (ie twistedmindinc) and in the notes section put Return to the Temple: Twistedmindinc. If you don't do this I will not accept your stats and/or make you re-roll.
-Hit points will be rolled on invisiblecastle (or you can take the half way rule), same directions apply.
Group 1 - As I stated, you will all have known each other from meeting in the Inn. A brief synapsis is thus: you were all contacted by the current co-mayors of Hommlet. The Temple of Elemental Evil is once again, over ridden with Evil. OR so they believe. Your character was either a descendent, a family friend, or recommended to be recruited to do Hommlet's good bidding for them. You arrive in Hommlet, meet up with a bar maid who recognizes you as the people sent for, and are escorted upstairs to meet with her father. He clues you in on what is going on, and meet one another for the first time. There is some squabbling over ideals and what-not, but you opt to band together to take on and conquer this evil. But first! You must clear out this moathouse everyone is talking about. Is there really a dragon? Your adventure will start at the moathouse gate. I will have your game thread up momentarily.
Group 2 - You all know one another all ready. You've been dabbling within the adventuring business for a little bit of time now, learning the ins and outs of fighting crime. Over the months you've not only developed a bond with one another, but have created quite the name for yourselves. ( I will need a group name.. so please discuss this OOC before we start). Meandering from town to town, looking for work.. you've found yourself at the Welcome Wench Inn.. a cozy little joint within Hommlet, when you over hear talk of an up and coming Evil. They speak of the Temple of Elemental Evil, which some of you may have stumbled upon the name in your past, and a moathouse that is a crucial point in this uprising. The town is in dire need of brave souls. Now, if only you knew some. Hmm. Your adventure will start within the tavern, discussing the rumors you just heard. Your IC thread will be up momentarily.
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